commuters roam between Lapseki on the slot Asian side of Turkey and Sütlüce on the European side. It may take at least an hour and a half by ferry across the Dardanelles to reach your final destination on certain days when ferries are particularly congested. This journey can take up to five hours.

Thanks to the opening of a new suspension bridge across the strait this month. In just 6 minutes, tourists can zip through the geographic gap. Dubbed the Canakkale Bridge 1915, based on the 1915 Battle of the Strait during World War I,

the structure holds a world record. for the longest suspension bridge in the world as measured by the distance between the two towers The Canakkale Bridge in 1915 is both symbolic and engineering. Here's how to sort by numbers.